ARTICLE 1. Definitions and Short Title
Article 1 added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1128, Sec. 1.
§§ 18940–18949 · 13 sections
- § 18940 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Meat and Poultry Supplemental Inspection Act and supplements the provisions of the California…
- § 18940.5 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in Article 1 (commencing with Section 18650) of Chapter 4 govern the construction of this…
- § 18941 “Inspector” means an employee of the department authorized to perform inspection functions under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18650) and under this…
- § 18942 “Licensed livestock meat inspector” means a person who is licensed by the department to perform inspection functions under this chapter in custom livestock…
- § 18942.2 “Licensed processing inspector” means a person who is licensed by the department to perform inspection functions under this chapter in licensed meat processing…
- § 18943 “Livestock” means any cattle, sheep, swine, and goat, and pursuant to regulations adopted by the Fish and Game Commission, for the purposes of Chapter 4…
- § 18944 “Livestock product” means any carcass, part of the carcass, meat, or meat food product of any livestock.
- § 18945 “Slaughter” means the stunning, bleeding, eviscerating, skinning, splitting, and preparing of livestock for human consumption.
- § 18946 “Custom livestock slaughterhouse” means a licensed establishment where: (a) Cattle, sheep, swine, or goats are slaughtered and prepared for the owners of the…
- § 18947 “Meat processing establishment” means a licensed establishment required to be inspected pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18650) where livestock…
- § 18947.2 “Smoking” means exposing meat or poultry products, for the purpose of food preservation, rather than as a method of flavor enhancement, to an environment of…
- § 18948 “Sanitary” means free from dirt, filth, and contamination and free from any other substance or organisms which are known to be injurious to human health or…
- § 18949 “Establishment” means any business, firm, or facility that is required to be licensed by the director under this chapter.